{"id":62450,"date":"2019-05-17T17:36:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/advanced-industries-want-satellite\/"},"modified":"2019-05-17T17:36:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:36:13","slug":"advanced-industries-want-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/advanced-industries-want-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Industries Want Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives of advanced manufacturing, IT, and financial sector companies discussed what they can offer the satellite industry and what it can offer them at Wednesday\u2019s closing session of the annual SATELLITE show in Washington D.C. last week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t launch satellites, but we do help them be lighter and stronger and more efficient,\u201d said David Reichert, head of global business development for electronics and imaging at DuPont. The company makes Kapton, a polyimide film widely used in the satellite industry because of its ability to maintain its mechanical properties under the harshest of conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sEIpyUDQnWft8XahNGpE_ShowDaily19_Cover_WrapUp_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sEIpyUDQnWft8XahNGpE_ShowDaily19_Cover_WrapUp_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sEIpyUDQnWft8XahNGpE_ShowDaily19_Cover_WrapUp_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sEIpyUDQnWft8XahNGpE_ShowDaily19_Cover_WrapUp_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sEIpyUDQnWft8XahNGpE_ShowDaily19_Cover_WrapUp_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2019 Wrap Up Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to be the IT provider of choice for the satellite industry,\u201d added Jeb Linton, the CTO for IBM\u2019s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Watson, and its cloud platform. One new product for the industry IBM was looking at was blockchain \u2014 which combines distributed computing and the power of encryption to produce a tamper-proof and unforgeable record of transactions. Blockchain is the technology that underlies Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies \u2014 but it\u2019s also being used in many other ways, for example, smart contracts that can execute themselves when particular conditions are met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupply chain integrity is a big concern,\u201d observed Linton, adding that IBM had \u201ca working prototype\u201d with NASA, of a satellite blockchain, \u201cfor the construction of satellites from conception to operation, tracking every single part all the way along the supply chain. Using smart contracts, every transaction gets signed for an immutable permanent ledger of every transaction \u2026 It\u2019s a powerful application for blockchain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have invested heavily in new liquid crystal materials designed \u2026 to drive the new generation of antennas,\u201d chipped in Michael Wittek, of German advanced manufacturing, life sciences and pharmaceutical powerhouse Merck KGaA (not to be confused with the U.S. company of the same name, from whom they separated more than a century ago).<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6953ad546fb;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6953ad546fb = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6953ad546fd').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6953ad546fd'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are coming from mass production and we are hitting an industry [satellites] where antennas seem to be built by hand,\u201d Wittek said, adding Merck was partnering with display companies used to employing the novel materials to work with the antenna companies \u201cto mass enable antennas at very low price points, using the infrastructure of the display industry to bend those prices down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole idea of satellite connectivity is very important to us,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Other panelists agreed that satellite\u2019s importance as a communications modality was largely about its robust availability \u2014 both geographically and over time. \u201cConsistency and reliability are very important to our customers, especially when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT),\u201d said Tom Tengan, director of digital enterprise for Siemens Industry Software and the leader of the company\u2019s efforts to effect digital transformation in its customer base. \u201cThey rely on connectivity for visibility and control of their assets. If that goes down, they can\u2019t see what their plants and other equipment is doing, which leads to outages and work stoppages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of it comes down to making sure those communication elements are always available,\u201d said Reichert. \u201cIt\u2019s all about redundancy of capability \u2026 satellites will always have a role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it\u2019s all about having connectivity everywhere, especially where markets are undeveloped\u201d agreed Jon Brickey senior vice president and cybersecurity evangelist for Mastercard. \u201cWe do a lot around financial inclusion, especially in Africa, and when it comes to connectivity, in a lot of those places satellite is the only option they\u2019ve got right now and I don\u2019t see that changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the other end of the connectivity chain, sometimes referred to as the edge, is the device itself. The number and kind of connected devices is multiplying in ways that were unforeseeable only a few years ago \u2014 driving demand for the kind of pervasive, always-on connectivity that \u2014 in many places \u2014 can only be guaranteed by satellite. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all about driving payments to the edge in a secure way,\u201d said Brickey. If you have a car and drive up to a gas station, you want the car to pay for the gas \u2026 to have that connectivity at the edge means convenience for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re starting to hear about [satellite] companies \u2026 that are going to be putting computing at that edge, up there,\u201d added Linton. \u201cI think the ability to move computation to orbit where there are different sets of strictures from on the ground, for example international maritime law applying as opposed to the law of a particular country provides some room for new innovative business models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve even heard talk of blockchain in space,\u201d he concluded. <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 377:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" 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